2 Sho - In the name of Xuantong, 1908-1912

€297,477.00
IssuerTibet
Year1910
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value2 Sho (0.2)
CurrencySrang (1792-1959)
CompositionSilver
Weight6.74 g
Dimensions25 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Y#6
Obverse descriptionDragon with clouds around surrounded by Tibetan characters.
Obverse scriptTibetan
Obverse letteringཤོན་ ཐོང་ བོད་ཀྱི་རིན་ ཀྱི་ རིན་ ཁོར་ ཁུ་ ཕོན་ ཞོ་དོ་
(Translation: shon thong bod kyi rin khor khu phon zho do Xuantong / Precious coin of two Sho, (struck) to the Kuping Standard)
Reverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left with lotus flower in the centre.
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Reverse lettering 宣 藏 通  統
(Translation: Xuan Tong Bao Cang Xuantong (Emperor) / Tibetan coin)
EdgeReeded.
Mint
MintageND (1910)  - -
Catalog ID4330874230
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